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Sneak Preview on WGBH 2 February 24, 2007 Series premiere March 24, 2007

DESIGN SQUAD, a series for kids, is something new on the block - it's aimed at 9- to 12-year-olds, it borrows from the hugely popular reality competition format and it intends to get its viewers excited about engineering. This weekly half-hour series will be serious fun for kids (and adults) of all ages. In 13 episodes, two teams of high school students (ages 16-19) design, build and test whimsical machines and innovative products - everything from a wireless light and dance show to an automatic pancake maker - for real clients. Guided by two engineer hosts (a male and female twenty-something duo: NOT your stereotypical men-with-pocket-protectors), DESIGN SQUAD teams are scored for their ability to think outside the box and meet (or surpass) the demands of the challenge at hand. In the final episode, the top two scorers battle for the Grand Prize: a $10,000 college scholarship.

Series release date: 03/24/2007

Program Description

Season One (1) Broadcast in 2007
CHALLENGED TO COME UP WITH A WAY TO COVER ALL THE ANGLES OF A BASKETBALL GAME VIA REMOTE-CONTROLLED CAMERAS, THE TEAMS DIVE INTO ACTION AND COMPETE TO PROVE WHO'S GOT (THE WHOLE) GAME!

D-Squad Pro File: Coming up with ways to map underwater terrain takes some deep thinking. Oceanographic engineer Amy Kukulya dives right into the challenge by designing torpedo-shaped robots that chart the contours of the ocean's floor.